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Aphanite

Aphanite Meaning & Definition
Aphanite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aphanite?

[n] fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye

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See Also | rock | stone

Aphanite In Webster's Dictionary

\Aph"a*nite\, n. [Gr. ? invisible; 'a priv. + ? to appear.] (Min.) A very compact, dark-colored ?ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.

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